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And you're not understanding that this is probably the wrong problem to solve. It is a solution in search of a problem. We already can provide accurate fire f

And you're not understanding that this is probably the wrong problem to solve. It is a solution in search of a problem. We already can provide accurate fire further than we can see. What we need to improve is proper target identification, coordination and tracking of friendlies, improved intelligence, better knowledge of culture/language, and grand strategy against insurgencies, to name a few. To put this another way: training a sniper is really hard and expensive. However, it's not the marksmanship that's the hard part. It's the camouflage, field-craft, spotting, intelligence gathering, and tactics to integrate into the rest of the unit that are the difficult things to teach.

imtringued 7y ago
I'm not sure why you listed those complaints because that is exactly what a smart weapon with a screen could be used for. >What we need to improve is proper target identification, Assuming the rifles are networked with each other then it only takes one source of target information and the whole squad will be aware of potential targets. (e.g. someone marks a target, a drone spots a target -> the targets are shown on all rifles) >coordination and tracking of friendlies The rifle should be capable of detecting other soldiers that are in the rifle network.
- Enginerrrd 7y ago
  That would be a totally different technology from that presented here. But one that would potentially solve some issues. It's not dissimilar to the land warrior program. That was abandoned because nobody wanted to hump around the batteries and crap. The reality is, we evolved to be pretty efficient social predators. Attempts to augment our natural ways of acting in crisis need to be really well matched to innate ways of thinking to be useful. Think about it this way. When driving around with your GPS, music, and passengers and you encounter something distressing like being lost or seeing a complicated traffic situation up ahead that induces a moment of panic, the natural response is to cut away all the crap and limit the flow of information through you to the absolutely most essential. It's quite possible that it may be nearly impossible to do that with augmented reality systems like you are describing.

imtringued 7y ago

I'm not sure why you listed those complaints because that is exactly what a smart weapon with a screen could be used for. >What we need to improve is proper target identification, Assuming the rifles are networked with each other then it only takes one source of target information and the whole squad will be aware of potential targets. (e.g. someone marks a target, a drone spots a target -> the targets are shown on all rifles) >coordination and tracking of friendlies The rifle should be capable of detecting other soldiers that are in the rifle network.

Enginerrrd 7y ago
That would be a totally different technology from that presented here. But one that would potentially solve some issues. It's not dissimilar to the land warrior program. That was abandoned because nobody wanted to hump around the batteries and crap. The reality is, we evolved to be pretty efficient social predators. Attempts to augment our natural ways of acting in crisis need to be really well matched to innate ways of thinking to be useful. Think about it this way. When driving around with your GPS, music, and passengers and you encounter something distressing like being lost or seeing a complicated traffic situation up ahead that induces a moment of panic, the natural response is to cut away all the crap and limit the flow of information through you to the absolutely most essential. It's quite possible that it may be nearly impossible to do that with augmented reality systems like you are describing.